Mary, What group in Canton would specialize in the Irish immigration? Dawna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garth Hamilton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Grosse Ile > Grosse Ile is located down river or east from Quebec City and all > ships inbound to ports on the St Lawrence had to call here first for > health clearance from early 1800's to 1937. Those ships with ill > passengers had to disembark and stay here until quarantine period was > over before moving on. > For reference look on south shore of St Lawrence river between Quebec > City and Rimouski and look for Montmagny to the east and Berthier Sur > Mer across from Isle D'Orlean in the west. Grose Isle is the second > island to the east of Isle D'Orlean on north side of river on the > main shipping channel. > Lat and Long 47 degrees 01 minutes and 42 seconds N and 70 degrees > 40 minutes and 15 seconds W. > One of the ferry services to the island in the summer is located in > Berthier Sur Mer. > Maybe more than you needed to know but for those interested here is > where to find it. > > regards Garth > > At 10:47 AM 9/9/2008, you wrote: >>Hello again Dawna, >> >>I'm not an expert on the Irish immigration, but I thought that these >>immigrants to St. Lawrence County had landed in Montreal (or Grosse Ile, >>where there is now an Irish memorial, down river from Waddington between >>Montreal and Quebec City) and then moved up river to St. Lawrence County. >> >>There should be a group in Canton that specialises in the Irish >>Immigration. >> >>Mary >> >> When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this >> List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering >> to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to >> !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. >> >>To search the archives: >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION >>The information page is: >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >